Making a Simple Cat Toy – Technology

Rooms 2 and 2a went to the Technology Room on Friday 31st July. We went with Mrs de Koning and Mrs Buckingham.

Before we walked there we had a look at all the photos Mrs de Koning had taken at Animates Pet Store. We especially looked at the pet toys for cats. We talked about what they were made of and what the cat would do with them. Did we want our pet to run, jump, pounce or chase with our toy.

Mrs Buckingham showed us all the different materials we had to choose from when we made our pet toy.

Feathers

Wool

Fuzzy wires

Ribbon

Tape

Straws

Mrs Buckingham

Flower shapes

We thought about how we could join the parts of our toy together and what it would look like. We thought our pet would like a bright, colourful toy, one that moved and looked fuzzy, fluffy or feathered like a bird!

Waiting

Looking and listening

A twist of paper

Coloured paper

Straws

Feathers from Mrs de Koning’s chickens

Skewers

Scissors

All of the things we could work with were put out on the tables for us to choose. Mrs de Koning and Mrs Buckingham put pieces of masking tape and sellotape on the edge of the tables for us to cut pieces of.

Then we got to work!

Choosing

Holding

Tying

Thinking

Measuring

Joining

Cutting

Deciding

We talked with each other about what we were doing. Sometimes we helped each other to hold things still. Then it was easier to cut them or join them together.

I am trying hard

I am thinking carefully

I am decorating with feathers

I can use a straw

I put on the tape

I am tying on the wool

I like purple, pink and blue

Do you think my cat will like this?

We had a lot of fun working on our pet toy. Sometimes things went together quickly and easily. But sometimes they didn’t. Some things got tangled. Some things bent of broke. Some things came undone! But we did not give up. We worked hard and kept on trying…

Where did those scissors go?

Can my cat catch this?

Look I am finished

This can twist and turn

My toy dangles and sways

I am joining my toy together

I will tickle my cat with these feathers

Do you think my cat will chase this?

Can you see the things we used to make our toy? Have a careful look…

A straw and a ribbon

Paper and wool

I love learning!

Feathers and wool

A straw and feathers

Wool and a straw

I love my pet toy

Now we are finished and everyone held up their toy so we could all say something nice about them. We were very proud of our finished toys and planned to take them home. Some of us had a pet cat. Some would give the toy to our neighbours or Grandparents because they had a cat who would like a toy to play with!